For those of you who work all day and dont have time to take care of a dog yet really like dogs might consider taking care of a "Virtual Dog" on a new iPhone application called "Touch Pets Dogs."You can take care of the dog, teach it tricks, pick out a new puppy, make it fetch, etc.
Well look at it this way, its free and No need to pick up hair and yard gifts!
Read about the iPhone app for dog lovers here at Wired.
